send up

send up

verb

Definition of SEND UP

transitive verb

1

: to send to jail

2

: to make fun of : parody

Examples of SEND UP

1. <the sitcom sends up the “trials and tribulations” of the rich and famous>

First Known Use of SEND UP

1852

Related to SEND UP

Synonyms: burlesque, caricature, do, imitate, mock, parody, mimic, spoof, travesty

Related Words: lampoon, pasquinade, satirize; deride, gibe (or jibe), ridicule; ape, copycat, monkey, parrot; duplicate, emulate, replicate, reproduce; act, counterfeit, dissemble, fake, feign, pretend, sham, simulate; elaborate, embellish, embroider, exaggerate, magnify, pad, play up, stretch; amplify, enhance, enlarge (on or upon), expand, flesh (out), overdraw, overstate, put on; mime, pantomime; impersonate, perform, personate, play

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